Helskate

Wait67%

Mixed · 349 player reviews · Low confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Phantom Coast · Skateboarding · Jan 20, 2025

Player review score
67%
Mixed
Price
$24.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Helskate?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 349 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 112 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise30% are divided30% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
31 of 112 sampled reviews raised it
But its progression feels fresh because skating directly influences how builds develop.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
23 of 112 sampled reviews raised it
The first thing players notice is how seamlessly skating and combat are intertwined.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
10 of 112 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack completes the personality—gritty guitars, percussive momentum, and rhythmic aggression feed into the feeling of skating through a supernatural metal album cover.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
7 of 112 sampled reviews raised it
The art style is gorgeous, the power-ups really allow you to customize your playstyle, overall it feels like a wholly original concept.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay31 reviews
Combat23 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Graphics7 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
40% still recommend
Story
80% still recommend
Steam Deck
33% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
55% still recommend
Performance
33% still recommend
Interface
0% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support
  • Gamepad Recommended

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$24.99

The lowest we've tracked is $6.24.

4 points recordedtoday · $24.99

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